Banshee

By Frank Thomas

"Banshee" is a true story of an incredible adventure. It was written to helpinspire people, young and old, to follow their dreams and never give up.In 1962, two young men with a big dream to sail around the world left Durban,South Africa in their 25-foot sailboat called Banshee, the smallest boat to haveattempted this journey at the time.This story charts the adventures of Frank Thomas and Malcolm Maidwell as theyattempt to navigate - without assistance from today's modern technology -the treacherous waters around the tip of Africa (aptly named, as they would findout, "The Cape of Storms") and make their way across the Atlantic Ocean. Thiswas an ambitious plan, bearing in mind their only previous sailing experience wason the small, landlocked Cinderella Dam near Johannesburg.In this coming-of-age story, they and their 34-year-old yacht had severaltroublesome encounters and made eye-to-eye contact with death more thanonce. With a stubbornness and will to continue they pursued their dream againstthe odds, relying on their belief that their small boat was up to the task, and faithand trust in each other.Guided by fate and a game of matches, this journey shapes the future lives ofthese young men as they experience exhilaration, exhaustion, excitement,romance and extreme fear along the way. Having total faith in their diminutiveguardian Banshee, they stepped into the dark without knowing exactly what toexpect but with a na?ve belief that they were invincible

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1530255163
• ISBN13: 9781530255160
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"